


His meteoric musical career resulted in early debuts at the world's most prestigious opera theatres and festivals, including the Teatro alla Scala of Milan ("Un Ballo in Maschera", 1975) the New York Metropolitan Opera House ("Tosca", 1974) San Francisco Opera ("La Bohème", 1973) the Vienna Staatsoper ("Rigoletto", 1974) London's Royal Opera House ("La Traviata", 1974) The Opera of Munich ("Tosca", 1974) Chicago's Lyrics Opera ("Un Ballo in Maschera", 1976) and the Festivals of Salzburg ("Don Carlo", 1976) Aix en Provence ("Roberto Devereux", 1977) Edinburgh ("Verdi Requiem", 1982) and Verona ("Carmen", 1984).
